| DIGIT | Two-___ number (23 or 82 for example) |
| ATNO | 79 for Au or 82 for Pb: Abbr. |
| PLUMMER | He won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor at the age of 82 for Beginners, Christopher - (7) |
| NATTER | At tea shortly in number 23 (6) |
| JIMCARREY | Star of "The Number 23" |
| PRIME | Like the number 23 |
| CANINE | Just under 10 roughly treated by 23, or 26, say (6) |
| SAINTSDAY | April 23 or November 30, eg (6,3) |
| STUN | Almost bitten with 23 or shock (4) |
| AORTA | Vessel in 23 or Tay (5) |
| PRIMENUMBERS | The numbers 23 and 5? |
| ODD | Like the numbers 23 25 and 27 |
| MIDDLEMAN | Part of 10 or 21, or 22 down 14, or 4, 9, 23, or 28 (9) |
| KILLTWOBIRDS | Achieve economic goals - 8 or 20, 12 or 15, using 23 or 14 1 across (4,3,5,4,3,5) |
| FACULTY | Religion in spirit could be 23 or 16 across, or 10 or 19 (7) |
| POP | Genre for 23 or 28 Across |
| SALMON | 23 or 5 fruit from 4? Not English (6) |
| SONG | 23- or 44-Across performance |
| BODY | Perhaps one's 3, 10, 12, 23, or 24A 25 ? 13 down certainly (4,4) |
| BODYCOPY | Perhaps one's 3, 10, 12, 23, or 24A 25 ? 13 down certainly |